Lauro Pradela received a Bachelor’s degree (2014), a Master’s degree, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry (2020) at the Federal University of Uberlândia - Brazil. As part of the requirements to earn a Ph.D. degree, Lauro worked with Professor Charles Henry at the Colorado State University (USA) for 6 months. During this period, Lauro was supported by grants from Capes (88881.190602/2018-01) and worked with thermoplastic electrodes coupled to paper-based microfluidic devices for the determination of caffeic acid and determination of tryptamine in food samples. In general, Lauro has experience in Chemistry with an emphasis on electrochemistry and electroanalysis, working especially on the following themes: development of disposable electrochemical sensors, flow injection analysis systems with amperometric detection, and microfluidic devices. His research consists of developing new analytical devices to determine species of environmental, food, and biological relevance. Lauro is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of São Paulo (USP) and Brigham Young University (BYU). Lauro works with Professor Dr. Thiago Paixão and Dr. Adam Woolley, receiving financial support from São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP (Grant Numbers: 021/00205-8, 2022/11346-4).
